EPILOGUE

[faentasy]

Epilogue

After all is said and done, in the wake of the void and sprinting through one final door.

You come out into light. Sunlight actually, a backyard in what appears to be a typical suburban town, if you're familiar with those. The sun shines cheerfully overheard, blissfully unaware of what everyone has went through. And this is everyone, as faces you haven't seen in weeks tumble out in one pile from a basement door.

Happy Saturday, everyone.

There's plenty of reunions and catching up to do, but you've utterly left Aira Niluc behind you after seven long weeks. And through the window of the house which looks like it has seen a better seen better days is one wall mural that reads "And they all lived Happily Ever After".

[[ Happy Golden End everyone, you've earned it! There's still the matter of sorting out where to next, but everyone is whole and alive and without button eyes. Using the knowledge from the object Phil had and the beldam's magic, they can also now world hop only one side effect...the portal that opens to everyone else's worlds here? Is made entirely of pixie dust. Everyone's powers will also restore fully over the course of the next few hours. ]]

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[crimson_flamel]

[Edelgard will gradually escape from her shell-shocked state and approach Rika.]

...Hello.

[There's a small exhausted smile on her face, but there's a lot of things to there. Relief being a big one.]

[eternaljune]

Edelgard!

[Rika forgets a small bit of herself and gives Edelgard a big hug. Honestly, she's wanted to do that for a very long time at this point. She may be tearing up a little, but it's fine. She's happy.]

I knew you'd do it! I saw some of that fight towards the end...you were really cool...!

I-I'm...I'm so glad to see you...

[crimson_flamel]

[Edelgard similarly gets teared up as she wraps her arms around Rika, squeezing gently.

Her voice comes out just the slightest bit croaky, as she gets audibly choked up, or perhaps she's being poisoned. Don't worry about it.]

I... am immeasurably relieved to see you okay, Rika.

We got all of your letters. I would have sent some back but...

[eternaljune]

It's alright, I-I know...Tenn said you were helping out. I even made some cookies before, I was h-hoping you'd recognize who it was...

[She wipes away some tears from her eyes.]

I'm glad you're okay too...I almost worried I wouldn't make it back when Ferry was turning into that weird monster...

1/2

[crimson_flamel]

Well, I've got an eye for handwriting. And I did have samples. The cookies were lovely.

[She smiles, gently. Allowing herself to feel things is a trip, but it's no secret she's always had a soft spot for Rika.

She doesn't even process the second half of that for a hot minute.]

I wasn't going to let you...

2/2

[crimson_flamel]

...wait. Ferry turned into what?

[What the fuck have you guys been up to back here.]

[eternaljune]

Ah! I'm glad you liked them...

[Rika pauses once Edelgard asks.]

Oh, yeah. When we told Ferry we knew she'd been lying to us, she turned into a big ugly caterpillar and tried to kill us. We had to blow up the castle over there to stop her.

...well, Yor and the others with weapons did most of the fighting, I just helped set up the fire trap.

[crimson_flamel]

...Huh.

I was considering simply throwing a knife at her. In retrospect that would have been... bad.

[She crosses her arms.]

Still, I'm proud of you all for doing your part to bring this game to an end. I don't know if we would have been able to do it alone...

[eternaljune]

Probably. She got annoyed pretty easily, that one...

I'm glad we dealt with her though! It was better than just waiting around like Ferry wanted us to--I wanna be the kind of person who puts her fate in her own hands.

[crimson_flamel]

I had always hoped to be that kind of person. That's something I think we have in common.

...When I leave this place, I won't be free. Not immediately. But I think I have the means to defeat them and free myself now, without relying on them for long. I hope you can do the same.

[eternaljune]

Right…I’m fully expecting having to repeat a few more timelines when I go home, but…I have a feeling I can beat it. If a miracle can happen here, why wouldn’t it happen if I fight for it in my world? I’ll work my hardest until my friends and I have our futures back.

…and I know you can beat them! I might not see it from my world, but I’ll be cheering you on anyway!

[crimson_flamel]

I'm not sure how much power we have over this world.... But, I hope that I can help you, if necessary, and if it gets too much, you can visit my home as well.

It seems like neither world will be pleasant, and I have a feeling that my new focus may actually mean that I only have a few months of peace before the war against the goddess and those who call themselves her advesaries all starts but, I should be able to end it quickly. That's my hope at least.

[Just need to... win over the boys she was literally about to murder when she got here. It's fine.]

I think I may be inventing firearms, for one.

[As you do.]